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#10 Thousands of Dead People Got Student Aid, Trump Admin Finds - Suzanne Blake for Newsweek, FXHedge, Byrl Bragg, Justice, patrick gaffney, and BeeNewsDailyB on X
The U.S. Department of Education revealed that over $30 million in federal student aid had been distributed to thousands of deceased individuals during the past three years. The disclosure followed an internal cross-check of student aid records against federal grant logs and the Social Security Death Index. The discovery of erroneous payments totaling over $30 million to deceased individuals raises significant concerns about the integrity of federal financial aid programs, which are funded by U.S. taxpayers. President Donald Trump's administration has been emphasizing the amount of money the government is wasting and has been trying to eliminate unnecessary expenses...
#9 Fetterman Defies ‘Punitive’ Punishment for Breaking With Democratic Party During Bipartisan Discussion - Alex Miller for Fox News, John Rich, Mikolaj, Sarah Larchmont, Eric Daugherty, David Marcus, and ACT for America on X
Sen. John Fetterman is comfortable taking a sharp stance against his own party, a point that he reiterated during a forum moderated by Fox News’ Shannon Bream alongside his Republican counterpart, Sen. Dave McCormick. The Democratic maverick has made a name for himself as willing to buck his party’s marching orders, oftentimes siding with Republicans on thorny policy issues since coming to the Senate two years ago. Indeed, the lawmaker agreed on many issues with his fellow Pennsylvanian McCormick during the roughly half-hour forum...
#8 Graham Among Senators Escalating Calls for Severe Russia Sanctions Bill to Advance - Isabella Murray and Allison Pecorin for ABC News, Tom Woods, Mike Engleman, Matt Van Swol, Karli Bonne, General Mike Flynn, Pamela Hensley, and Michaela Kuefner on X
Senators are escalating calls for a severe Russia sanctions bill to advance, with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham claiming -- after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- that the chamber will move ahead with legislation this week that would impose strict tariffs on Moscow. Graham took a trip to Kyiv over the weekend with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who cosponsored the Senate sanctions measure that would slap 500% tariffs on any country that buys Moscow's energy products. "I would expect next week that the Senate will start moving the sanctions bill," Graham said during a press conference in Ukraine on Friday. "There are House members that are ready to move in the House and you will see congressional action."
#7 Republicans Face New Pressure to Extend Expiring Obamacare Tax Credits - Sahil Kapur for NBC News, Steve Reynolds, Harris Meyer, Really American/Emm Bee Blue, Rep. Jason Smith/Bill Melugin, Barack Obama/eric fal, and NBC DFW on X
Kenny Capps is a cancer patient who has been battling multiple myeloma for a decade. A 53-year-old father of three children who lives in North Carolina, he was on the brink of losing his health insurance coverage due to rising costs — until Democrats passed an Obamacare funding boost four years ago. “Thanks to the enhanced premium tax credits, we were able to keep affording insurance,” Capps told NBC News during a recent visit to Washington to raise awareness about the issue. “It had almost doubled to the point of my mortgage at that time, so I was getting close to the point of having to make decisions as to whether I was going to pay my bills or have health insurance.”
#6 Ukraine Invited to NATO Summit, Zelensky Says - Martin Fornusek for Kyiv Independent, Adam Bourgeois, Kyiv Post, Alex Raufoglu, Peacemaker, and Conflict Dispatch on X
Ukraine has been invited to the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague between June 24 and 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a June 2 online press conference attended by the Kyiv Independent. "We were invited to the NATO summit. I think this is important," Zelensky said, adding that he held a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during the Vilnius summit of the Bucharest Nine (B9) and the Nordic countries on June 2. "Now, (Foreign Minister Andrii) Sybiha will be speaking with his colleagues regarding infrastructure and what potential outcomes may arise from this summit in The Hague." Zelensky did not specify who would be representing Ukraine at the summit or whether he would attend the event himself...
#5 Sen. Joni Ernst Defends Her “We All Are Going to Die” Comments: “I’m Very Compassionate” - Nikole Killon and Joe Walsh for CBS News, fuseboxradio, DSShakespeare, Bill Wills, and Willy J Williams on X
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa defended herself Monday after drawing attention for telling a town hall attendee worried about proposed changes to Medicaid that "we all are going to die." "I'm very compassionate, and you need to listen to the entire conversation," Ernst told CBS News on Monday. Ernst's now-viral musings on mortality came during a contentious town hall meeting Friday, as attendees grilled the senator about a GOP-backed domestic policy bill that passed the House last month. The legislation — titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, after President Trump referred to the measure that way — would impose work requirements on some Medicaid recipients, among other changes...
#4 U.S. Steelmaker Shares Jump After Trump Hikes Industry Tariffs to 50% - Mary Cunningham for Money Watch, Global Glimpse, Olivia, Reuters China, Max Zadora, and PsyTrading on X
Stocks of major U.S. steel companies jumped Monday after President Trump announced he would double tariffs on steel and aluminum. Cleveland-Cliffs steel manufacturer was up 25.2% in early morning trading. Nucor Corp., one of the nation's largest steel manufacturers, and Steel Dynamics, a steel producer and metals recycler, were both up 10%. The surge in steel stocks followed an announcement by Mr. Trump on Friday that he would double tariffs on steel and aluminum from the current rate of 25% to 50%. The 25% tariffs, announced in February, were enacted under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which gives the president authority to restrict imports he deems a national security threat. The new 50% tariffs are slated to take effect on June 4...
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#3 Rep. Maxine Waters Campaign Fined $68K for Campaign Finance Violations - Elizabeth Weibel for Breitbart, Kevin O'Grady, NextBestMe, Truth Toolbox, Ma'at, and Judy Humphries on X
The congressional campaign of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) was fined $68,000 for violating campaign finance rules, according to several reports. In documents released on Friday, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) revealed that Waters’ 2020 campaign committee, Citizens for Waters, had violated “several campaign finance laws” and had reportedly failed “to accurately report receipts and disbursements in calendar year 2020,” according to Fox News. In response, the Democrat lawmaker’s campaign agreed to pay the fine, as well as “send its treasurer to a Commission-sponsored training program for political committees,” according to the outlet. Fox News reported...style="font-family:Georgia,serif;">
#2 FDA Launches Agency-Wide AI Tool to Optimize Performance for the American People - FDA News Release, MAHA PAC, DesertRose, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Melissa Hallman, and MENU Tiger on X
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today launched Elsa, a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool designed to help employees—from scientific reviewers to investigators—work more efficiently. This innovative tool modernizes agency functions and leverages AI capabilities to better serve the American people. “Following a very successful pilot program with FDA’s scientific reviewers, I set an aggressive timeline to scale AI agency-wide by June 30,” said FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.H. “Today’s rollout of Elsa is ahead of schedule and under budget, thanks to the collaboration of our in-house experts across the centers.”
#1 Police Kickstart Major New Search for Madeleine McCann - Nika Shakhnazarova for New York Post, Shadow of Ezra, wowjools, Narinder, Kaur, Bobby, tiki, and Informed Consent Matters on X
German authorities have reignited the hunt for Madeleine McCann with a fresh search for the missing child in Portugal. Police on Tuesday launched a new probe in Praia da Luz, Portugal, where the then-3-year-old disappeared in 2007, marking the first hunt for the missing Brit in three years. The search, expected to last three days, will see more than 30 German cops comb over 21 private plots of land after Portuguese authorities had granted them permission to fly into the country, BBC News reports. The particular area of interest in the search lies between Praia da Luz and a house near the vacation resort where main suspect Christian Brueckner previously resided...
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